DEPUTY Minister for Transport and Communications U Lu Mon attended the inaugural Global Digital Forum held from 5 to 6 June in Nizhny Novgorod, the Russian Federation.
At the opening ceremony on 5 June, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Mr Dmitry Yuryevich Grigorenko, Nizhny regional chief Mr Gleb Nikitin, officials and delegates from 110 countries participated.
During the forum, the deputy minister held a separate meeting with Ms Bella Cherkesova, Russian Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Media, to discuss boosting trade through digital technology, addressing regional technology gaps, readiness, advantages, challenges and opportunities for Myanmar-Russia cooperation.
He also attended ministerial-level discussions led by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mr Sergey Vershinin and visited the related exhibitions.
Several digital technology cooperation agreements and memoranda of understanding were signed between Russian and international non-governmental organizations attending the forum. — MNA/KZL
